In his message for the New Year, Dr Singh said the year 2007 gives us an opportunity to dedicate ourselves to the consolidation of the gains of the past and to work for new horizons of progress and development.
The Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange, Money market and the oils and oilseeds market will remain closed on Friday on account of Id-ul-Zuha
President A P J Abdul Kalam receives Id greetings from a large number of visitors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi, on Monday.
Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange, Forex and money market will remain closed on Thursday, February 13, on account of Id-ul-Zuha.\n\n
Select markets including the Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, foreign exchange, money market, oilseeds and spices will remain closed on Monday, February 2 on account of Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakri Eid).
Selling of dollars by exporters helped the Indian currency appreciate.
Employees can avail of two more holidays on their own from the list of 36 restricted holidays that have been notified.
In his message for Id-ul Zuha, Kalam said it is indeed a day of remembrance of the great sacrifice and a thanksgiving day to the Almighty who has bestowed everything to humanity.
At Wagah, Pakistani Rangers offered sweets to Border Security Force personnel as officials on both sides shook hands at the Zero Line on the International Border.
Markets extended losses after the first hour of trade with HDFC Group shares leading the decline.
With 2015 having multiple weekend breaks, travel agents and online travel portals expect a holiday rush this year.
The progress on US debt ceiling talks, domestic inflation numbers and second quarter earnings of companies are expected to keep investors busy in the truncated trading week ahead.
'Gandhi was ambivalent about the RSS; the Sangh, for their part, actively distrusted him.'